The Nuclear Energy Agency - Head of the Data Bank

Main Responsibilities 

Strategic Leadership and Management 

• Work closely with the Head of the Division of Nuclear Science and Education to provide vision and strategic leadership for the NEA Data Bank work. 
• Serve as principal advisor to the Director-General on all matters associated with Data Bank activities. 
• Facilitate international co-operation in areas related to nuclear data among NEA and Data Bank member countries and key partners, including the management of Projects. Provide technical staff support for the activities of the Management Board for the Development, Application and Validation of Nuclear Data and Codes (MBDAV), and its activities. 
• Develop, manage supervise and motivate a technical team of specialists, support staff, and outside experts to deliver the programme of work and develop activities to respond to member country needs and expectations. 

• Apply basic artificial intellegence (AI) awareness to guide relevant projects and inform decision-making in the Agency. 

• Provide mentoring to staff and technical oversight of all the Data Bank work to assure consistency and quality. 

• Propose a middle and long term strategy for computing, aiming at optimising investments and constantly improving product and client service, while also taking into account security constraints and requirements. 

Liaison and Outreach 

• Ensure close co-ordination with the other divisions of the NEA, and bring, as appropriate, a wider perspective on the cross-sectorial activities of the Agency. In particular, provide appropriate oversight of the activities of the Divisions of Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning and Nuclear Safety Regulation and Technology. 

• Assure the Division’s effective and proactive support for horizontal activities of the Agency and for the activities of the Agency’s senior leadership. 

• Maintain relationships and liaise with national and international centres that collect and distribute nuclear data and computer codes. Represent the NEA Data Bank at the technical and policy level at international meetings. 

• Maintain effective relationships and co-ordinate as required with other parts of and agencies linked to the OECD and other organisations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European Commission (EC) and other governmental and non-governmental organisations. Represent NEA at international conferences and meetings. 

Other Tasks 

• Undertake other tasks as may be required by the Head of the Division of Nuclear Science and Education or the Director-General of the NEA.